Patnaik has been elected as BJD president eight times in a row since the party’s inception in 1997.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) organisational elections are nearing completion, with the party set to enter the final phase of its six-stage process ...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a crisis in BJD over Waqf Bill voting, party president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in support of V K Pandian and strongly denied his role in any party affairs.

BJD President Naveen Patnaik defended VK Pandian amid controversy over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, denying Pandian's involvement in party activities. Former MLA Pravat Tripathy's accusation against ...

The fissures within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have deepened, with seven former MLAs urging introspection over the party’s decision to leave the voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 ...

The discord is ill-timed for a party trying to rebuild after losing power in Odisha, with a damaging perception of powers at work from behind the scenes Listen to Story BJD MP Khan criticises party's ...

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising discontent within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), party president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik today firmly defended former aide VK Pandian, stating he should not be ...

Ananda Coomaraswamy, “Samvega: Aesthetic Shock”(2) Ito Jakuchu’s Colorful Realm of Living Beings, 30 scroll paintings created over a ten year period (ca. 1757-66), were donated, a year before they ...

Pandian, who was in the line of fire after humiliating poll debacle of the BJD in Odisha, announced his retirement from active politics in June last year. Pandian had joined the BJD on 28 November ...

Sources said the young leaders are likely to meet Patnaik on Wednesday. The BJD did not issue a whip when the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill came up for voting in Rajya Sabha and left it to the ...

BJD leaders are expressing discontent over the party's stance on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, leading Naveen Patnaik to convene meetings with senior leaders to address the situation. Young leaders have ...

Bob Mortimer's winning Last One Laughing joke left some of Britain's best comedians in hysterics. The Amazon Prime Video show sees British comics face off in Jimmy Carr's challenge to make ...